Seasonal window structure



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BY Mew- WW 5M Dec. 20, 1955 w. G. SMITH SEASONAL WINDOW STRUCTURE 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Sept. 15, 1952 w h "M Q m a. M m M Z m w UnitedStates Patent 2,727,596 SEASONAL WINDOW STRUCTURE William G. Smith,Scottsbluff, N ebr. Application September 15, 1952, Serial No. 309,684 4Claims. (Cl. 189-75) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in window structures and the primary object of the presentinvention is to provide a seasonal window structure that may beinstalled within an existing window opening or placed within a windowopening during wall construction of a building.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide acomplete seasonal window structure unit that is readily adjustable tofit window frames whose stiles and rails are not perfectly straight.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a windowstructure composed of hollow vertical and horizontal portions that willdefine a continuous air chamber for insulation purposes.

Yet another feature of the present invention is to provide a seasonalwindow structure involving storm sash and/or screens that are quicklyand readily removed from the inside of a building and which cannot beremoved from the outside of a building, thereby providing a safe,anti-theft window structure whose screens and/or storm sash may becleaned, repaired or inspected in a convenient manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a seasonalwindow structure that is simple and practical in construction, strongand reliable in use, compact in structure, inexpensive to manufacture,and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same isintended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the invention installed in thewindow opening of a wall;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the invention with parts brokenaway and shown in section, and with dotted lines showing the frameenlarged;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane of section line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of one upper corner of thepresent window structure;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the lower cornersof the present window structure; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the storm sashesused in the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein, for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral 10 represents an open, substantially rectangularframe member including upper and lower channel-shaped rails 12 2,727,596Patented Dec. 20, 1955 and 14 and a pair of channel-shaped stiles 16 and18. The channel-shaped stiles 16 and 18 face outwardly and the channelshaped rail 12 faces upwardly as shown best in Figure 6.

The channel-shaped lower rail 14 faces upwardly and its vertical flanges20 and 22 are provided with extensions. The extension of the flange 20is bent to form a step 24 that terminates in a vertical flange 26 andthe extension of the flange 22 inclines upwardly and outwardly, as at28, and terminates in a downwardly facing, rib-forming channel 30 thatreceives and grips the flange 26, as shown in Figure 7.

The web portions of the stiles 16 and 18 are pressed outwardly to formvertical abutment and retainer ribs or flanges 32 that extend into therectangular opening of the frame member 10. The upper rail 12 of theframe member 10 is also provided with a web portion that is presseddownwardly to form a horizontal rib or flange 34 whose inner face liesin a vertical plane with the inner faces of the flanges 32.

A mounting frame 36 is engaged with the frame member 10 and includesparts which are vertically and horizontally slidably engaged with framemember 10. Mounting frame 36 includes a downwardly facing channel-shapedrail or header 38 that is received over the rail 12. The inner wall 40of the header 38 is provided with an inturned flange 42 that will engagethe outwardly turned flange 44 on the inner wall 46 of the rail 12 tolimit upward movement of the header 38 relative to the rail 12.

Mounting frame 36 also includes channel-shaped stiles or side members 48that face each other to accommodate the stiles 16 and 18. The innerwalls 50 of the side members 48 are provided with inturned flanges 52that will engage the outwardly turned flanges 54 on the inner verticalwalls 56 of the stiles 16 and 18 to limit outward horizontal slidingmovement of the members 48 relative to the stiles 16 and 18.

The ends of the header 38 are slidably connected to the upper ends ofthe side members 48 by corner channels 58. These corner channels, 58,include vertical portions 60 in which the upper ends of the members 48are slidably received and horizontal portions 62 in which the ends ofthe header 38 are received. A flange 64 on the inner wall of eachhorizontal portion 62 is engaged under the flange 42 and a flange 66 onthe inner wall of each vertical portion 60 is engaged against theinturned flanges 52 of the side members 48.

The frame member 10 is capable of removably supporting upper and lowerstorm sashes 68 and 70. These sashes are similarly constructed and eachincludes a hollow rectangular frame portion 72 of extruded resilientmetal that is bent to include a peripheral channel 74 which receives theperipheral edge 76 of a window pane 78. Openings, such as 80, areprovided in the vertical parts of the frame portions 72 and the upperpart of the upper sash 68 and yieldingly receive weather sealing strips82 that will contact the ribs 32, 34.

A downwardly facing channel 84 is formed in the lower horizontal rail ofthe lower sash 70 and yieldingly receives a weather strip 85 having agroove 86 for accommodating the channel 38. A horizontal spring strip 88is secured to the web portion of rail 12 and coacts with the rib 34 inyieldingly gripping the upper horizontal part of sash 68, as shown inFigure 4.

Horizontal guides 90 are fixed in the ends of channel 84 and slidablyreceive locking plungers 92 that are urged by springs 94 from thevertical parts of the sash 70 to each selected vertically spacedaperture'95 in webs 16. Finger grips 96 attached to the plungers 92 areslidably received in guide slots 98 in the inner wall of the lowerhorizontal part of sash 70. Finger loops 100 on the sash 70 form meansfor removing and replacing the lower window sash.

The frame member 10 is further capable of removably supporting a screen102. The screen 102 comprises a substantially rectangular, open frame104 whose peripheral flanges. 106 and 108 are bent inwardly one abovethe other to form retainer lips 110 and 112 that receive the edges of aforaminous member 114 therebetween. Fasteners 116 connect the lips 110and 112 and clamp the same against the member 114.

The web portions of stiles 16 and 18 fixedly support ledge-forming hooks118 upon which the lower corners .of the upper sash 68 rest when thelatter is raised as shown in Figure 4. When the upper sash is removed(following removal of the lower sash), the upper sash is raised to clearthe ledge-forming hooks 118 and then it is pulled toward the operatorandlowered.

Retainer guides 120 are attached to or formed with the webs of stiles 16and 18 and extend inwardly on a plane with the inside vertical flangesof the stiles 16 and 18.

These retainer guides 120 aflord a positive guidance for the lower sashthrough an area that is otherwise inaccessible due to sashes of theinside window. The guides 120 extend downward just far enough tosecurely hold the top of the lower glass section 70, when the latter isin its closed position. The lower sash will, however, clear these stripswhen the lock p-lungers are released and as the sash is pulled forwardlyand downwardly from under the guides.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A window frame comprising a substantially rectangular open framemember, an upper channel-shaped rail received over the upper end of theframe member and vertically slidable thereon, a pair of channel-shapedstiles received over the stiles of the frame member and slidablevertically and horizontally thereon, and L-shaped corner channels eachhaving a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, the ends of saidupper rail being slidable within said horizontal portions and the upperends of said stiles being slidable in said vertical portions, each ofsaid stiles having an intu-rned flange and each stile of said framemember having an outwardly turned flange adapted to engage saidiii-turned flange to limit horizontal sliding movement of said stilesrelative to said frame member.

2. A window structure comprising an open substantially rectangular framemember including upper and lower rails and a pair of parallel stilesjoining the ends of said rails, a channel-shaped header received overthe upper rail and movable vertically and horizontally on said upperrail, a pair of channel-shaped vertically disposed side members receivedover said rails and movable horizontally and vertically over the rails,corner channels each having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion,the upper ends of said side members being slidably received in saidvertical portions, the ends of said header being slidahly received insaid horizontal portions, first and second flanges on said stilesextending inwardly of said frame member in opposed relation, said firstflanges extending the full length of said stiles, said second flangesextending along upper portions only of said stiles whereby closuremembers may be removably retained between said first and second flanges,hooks carried by said first flanges intermediate .ends thereof forholding an upper closure member in elevated face-to-face engagement withupper portions of said first flanges, a depending resilient stripcarried by said upper rail, said resilient rib being disposed betweenthe planes of said first and second flanges and engageable with an upperedge of an upper closure to retain same in position.

3. A window frame comprising a substantially rectangular open framemember including an upper rail, vertical stiles and a lower rail, firstand second flanges on said stiles extending inwardly of said framemember in opposed relation, said first flanges extending the full lengthof said stiles, said second flanges extending along upper portions onlyof said stiles, an upper closure member mounted in an upper part of saidframe member between said first and second flanges and in face-to-faceengagement with said first flanges, a depending resilient strip carried.by said upper rail, said strip engaging an upper end of said upperclosure and urging said upper end into engagement with said firstflanges, hooks carried by said first flanges intermediate ends thereofunderlying a lower end of said upper closure member and retaining saidupper closure member in an upper position, lower closure membercooperating with said upper closure member to close said open framemember.

4. A window frame comprising a substantially rectangular open framemember including an upper rail, vertical stiles and a lower rail, firstand second flanges on said stiles extending inwardly of said framemember in opposed relation, said first flanges extending the full lengthof said stiles, said second flanges extending along upper portions onlyof said stiles, an upper closure member mounted in an upper part of saidframe member between said first and second flanges and in face-to-faceengagement with said first flanges, a depending resilient strip carriedby said upper rail, said strip engaging an upper end of said upperclosure and urging said upper end into engagement with said firstflanges, hooks carried by said first flanges intermediate ends thereofunderlying a lower end of said upper closure member and retaining saidupper closure member in an upper position, lower closure membercooperating with said upper closure member to close said open framemember, said lower closure member being disposed in offset relationrelative to said upper closure member, upper corners of said lowerclosure member engaging lower end portions of said second flanges, anupstanding rib on said lower rail, said rib being interlocked with alower end of said lower closure member to restrain said lower closuremember against lateral movement.

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